24 - Friday, August 17, 1990 - North Shore News Try before buying RV IF YOU are thinking about tone- term travel in a recreational vehi- cle, take at least ore trip in a rented vehicle before you buy. Renting a trailer of motorhome will cost you, but it is worth it. You can learn through experience which features you like and which you don’t and, most importantly, whether you like the lifestyle at all. In a couple of weeks on the road, you will be confronted with most of the surprises life and travel in an RV holds in store. For example, you have to learn to empty the holding tanks. This is not a job that appeals to any- one, but you will be doing it fre- quently if you live in an RV, so you had better decide whether or not you can live with it before you spend tens of thousands of dollars ona rig. You can also try leasing an RV with an option to buy where the leasing cost is applied to the pur- chase price. If you can manage to arrange a Jease, there is a big ad- vantage to it. 1f you like the rig, you can buy it and lose little or no money in the deal. If you find the RV defi- cient or unsuitable, you either ex- change it for a better model or return it at the end of the lease. For more information on living and travelling in an RV, see Mobile Retirement Handbook, published by Self-Counsel Press. For a free catalogue, write: Dept. NC, 1481 Charlotte Rd., North Vanceuver, B.C. V7J 1H1. Pros, cons to cellular phones From page 23 drivers, hazards, fires and other emergencies on the cellular phones were a major traffic safety benefit. At the time of the California study, mobile phone owners rep- resented less than one half of one per cent of ail vehicle registrations but accounted for over three per cent of all 911 emergency calls. The California Highway Patrol study suggested that the lifesaving potential of mobile cellular phones was so great that it offset any possible cost of accidents resulting from (improper) mobile phone use. Be that as it may, one accident caused by a distracted cellular phone user is one too many. There is no question any more that the safe operation of cellular phones is undeniably important to traffic safety. Most drivers are aware that their foremost responsibility is to concentrate on the driving task and keep their eyes on the road, but unfortunately it is something that can be easily forgotten in the hectic and hurried world of business telephone conversations. | PARTHIEIPACTION AUTOMOTIVES Sticker Price 39159 Specially Priced a $26,570 © Air conditioning * Cruise contro! © 3.31 6 cyl. MFl engine © Cassetie system © Power windows © Power door locks © Power artenna Sak. 05-1531 Snckor Price $23.362 Spratly Pred ec? “Qo. TOROS ADOFROFEO White with Blue Leather The Uhimate Oldsmobile ‘Sth. 04.2199 Sticker Pace $40,484 Spec Peat $36,487 © Air conditioning * Cruise control © 3.3L 6 cyl. MFl engine © Cassette system * Power windows © Power door focks © Wire wheel covers @ Split seat Stk. 05-0469 7\, Stu ker Price $22.027 Spauh Pred * ae | $19,950 | ___]} : Ee Price §20.049 Speaulhy Pros $1 8,237 *90 OLDSMOBILE REGENCY BROUGHAM © Air conditioning © Executive driven -. © Digital i . © Fully Equipped . & Maroon with Vinyl Top Sek. 04-2693 Sticker Price $33.230 Specialy Priced at $28,136 * Air conditioning * Cruise control © Wire wheel covers © AM-FM cassette system ¢ Power windows ¢ Power door locks © Power antenna * Air conditioning ° 4 Door sedan Power doo: locks © Tik deering wheel ® Cruise control © Power windows Sth. O5-2217 Su. 04-5159 Spcker Pace $25 362 Spendh Pred $?1 7,392 Maher Proce $27,085 Spenubh Parad $24,01 0 an CA LES IOINTERNA TI * Air conditioning 9 3.3L 6 cyl. MFI engine © Remote entry system © Split seat e Truck rack ® Electric mirror © Leather seating * Air condilioning * Cruise contro! © 4 Door sedan *H.O. Quad 4, 16 valve engine * Graphic equalizer ‘$th. 07-9360 Sh. 05-4746 Snicket Pre $25.46, * White w/Red leather — © Antilock brakes ¢ Aluminum wheels ® Power sliding *® LHO 3L MFI 6 cyl. eng. sunroof » Power windows © Air conditioning © LG-7 3.3L 6 cyl. © Tih wheel © Automatic trans. © Cruise control © Cassette system Sth. 05-4397 Suchen Price $30 044 Specs Pred $27,200 Sth. 07-4422 Plus — NORTH VANCOUVER’S FINEST USED CARS